'Power surge on the USB port' on Windows: What it means and how to fix it

If you've gotten the annoying Power Surge on the USB port error and are unsure of how to fix it, these quick & easy solutions can help you.
Ars Technica

How do I close Open ports on my computer

My copy of Zone Alarm (personal firewall) recently put up an alarm that said XXX.XXX IP address is trying to FTP into this port and that it had denied access to it. When I checked my open ports by ...
BGR

5 Of The Best Uses For Your Computer's Empty USB Ports

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Chances are that you have one or more Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports on your computer or laptop that are sitting empty and unused. Instead ...
Arizona Daily Star

4 USB-C hubs to expand your computer ports

Users of the new Apple MacBook laptops with limited USB-C ports know how important port hubs are to increase the capacity of connections. They can include Ethernet ports, memory card readers, USB-A ...
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Here's Everything You Can Do With the Ports on Your Monitor

HDMI is essential but make sure to match versions for best performance & bandwidth. DisplayPort offers higher resolutions and MST ability for monitor daisy-chaining. USB-C and Thunderbolt are ...

You Can Speed Up Any Old Computer With Your Spare USB Ports - Here's How

While it's not as necessary on newer hardware, old and less capable desktops or laptops could get a helpful boost from any ...
ZDNet

What does a blue USB port mean? I learned the truth behind all the colors, and it's wild

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Have a USB device near you? Look closely at the port -- do you see a color? It turns out that it actually means something. There's a standardized ...